MLB.com senior writer Jim Callis is reporting that Jake Thompson has gone and done what we always figured he’d do eventually and signed with the Boston Red Sox:
4th-rder Jake Thompson signs w/@RedSox, $350k (pick 131=$397,800). Oregon St redshirt jr RHP, 92-96 & flashes solid SL at his best @MLBDraft
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 7, 2017
This represents a bonus of around $45-50k below the slot value for where Thompson was picked and, although it does take the Red Sox above their pool of draft money, it keeps them under the threshold for losing a pick in next year’s draft—and even preserves a small amount of flexibility for signing later round prospects.